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2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships
VenueŠtark Arena
Dates20 March
Competitors56 from 13 nations
Winning time3:06.52
Medalists
gold medal    Belgium
silver medal    Spain
bronze medal    Netherlands
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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 20 March 2022.[1]

Summary

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Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands won their respective heats and qualified for the final automatically, with Spain clocking the fastest time. US anchor leg runner Isaiah Harris suffered an injury during the last lap and, despite finishing in second place, the US team did not make the final for the first time in the history of the World Athletics Indoor Championships. The Czech Republic, Poland and Great Britain were the next three fastest teams to make the final. This marked the first time in the history of the World Athletics Indoor Championships that the men's 4x400m relay final consisted entirely of European teams.

Spain was in the lead for the first two legs, with Belgium following closely behind. At the second exchange, Jonathan Sacoor got the baton in the first place, with Spain and Great Britain in second and third, respectively. Terrence Agard of the Netherlands, having received the baton in the fifth place, quickly made up ground on the leading teams and was at the front with the leader by the end of the first lap. On the back straight a gap opened up in lane one, which was quickly taken up by the accelerating Manuel Guijarro, immediately putting Spain back in the lead. At the final hand-off it was Spain, followed by Belgium and Great Britain. Spain's Bernat Erta quickly opened up a sizeable lead on the Belgium's veteran Kevin Borlée, but, in an exact replay of the events from three years ago at the 2019 European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, was overtaken by the more experienced Belgian with 100m to go. Belgium won their first World Indoor title in the event, Spain held on for silver and the accelerating Tony van Diepen secured bronze for the Netherlands. The defending champions Poland finished in fourth place.

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 1 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

The heats were started at 11:10.[2][3]

Rank Heat Lane Country Athletes Time Notes
1 2 6  Spain Bruno Hortelano, Iñaki Cañal, Manuel Guijarro, Bernat Erta 3:06.98 Q, SB
2 2 5  Czech Republic Pavel Maslák, Vít Müller, Tadeáš Plaček, Patrik Šorm 3:07.25 q, SB
3 1 5  Belgium Julien Watrin, Dylan Borlée, Alexander Doom, Kevin Borlée 3:07.43 Q, SB
4 3 6  Netherlands Isayah Boers, Nick Smidt, Jochem Dobber, Tony van Diepen 3:07.64 Q, SB
5 3 4  Poland Tymoteusz Zimny, Mateusz Rzeźniczak, Jacek Majewski, Kajetan Duszyński 3:07.90 q, SB
6 3 5  Great Britain Alex Haydock-Wilson, Ben Higgins, Samuel Reardon, Guy Learmonth 3:08.30 q, SB
7 2 4  Ireland Cillin Greene, Cathal Crosbie, Brian Gregan, Christopher O'Donnell 3:08.63 NR
8 1 6  United States Noah Williams, Donavan Brazier, Amere Lattin, Isaiah Harris 3:09.11 SB
9 1 4  Sweden Kasper Kadestål, Nick Ekelund-Arenander, Karl Wållgren, Erik Martinsson 3:09.48 SB
10 1 3  Nigeria Ifeanyi Ojeli, Sikiru Adeyemi, Timothy Emeoghene, Samson Nathaniel 3:09.55 SB
11 2 3  Slovakia Šimon Bujna, Patrik Dömötör, Matej Baluch, Miroslav Marček 3:09.79 NR
12 3 3  Romania Remus Niculita, Mihai Dringo, Denis Toma, Robert Parge 3:13.11
1 2  Ecuador Katriel Angulo, Alan Minda, Anderson Marquinez, Steeven Salas DQ TR17.4.3

Final

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Final was started at 19:40.[4]

Rank Lane Country Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5  Belgium Julien Watrin, Alexander Doom, Jonathan Sacoor, Kevin Borlée 3:06.52 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6  Spain Bruno Hortelano, Iñaki Cañal, Manuel Guijarro, Bernat Erta 3:06.82 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3  Netherlands Taymir Burnet, Nick Smidt, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen 3:06.90 SB
4 1  Poland Tymoteusz Zimny, Mateusz Rzeźniczak, Maksymilian Klepacki, Kajetan Duszyński 3:07.81 SB
5 4  Czech Republic Patrik Šorm, Vít Müller, Tadeáš Plaček, Pavel Maslák 3:07.98
6 2  Great Britain Ben Higgins, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Samuel Reardon, Guy Learmonth 3:08.30 SB

References

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  1. ^ "USA, Poland and Netherlands in competitive 4x400m in Belgrade". World Athletics. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Summary 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 20 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 20 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 20 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.